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Flooding issues bring attention to one of DC’s first projects under new resilience strategy

Jake Maher Jul 16, 2019

As commuters abandoned cars to flash flooding a week ago while about a month’s worth of rain fell on DC in just an hour, residents saw “an example of what makes resilience planning so important,” according to the District’s deputy…

Rashad Young in The Post: D.C. officials asked the hard questions before they drew up the 2020…

Editor Apr 14, 2019

The April 7 editorial “The District’s budget warning” rightfully noted that D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. DeWitt certified the fiscal 2020 budget and four-year financial plan as balanced. Then it warned the D.C. Council about the…

Washington Post: Federal grand jury issued subpoena for documents relating to D.C. Council member…

Editor Feb 28, 2019

A federal grand jury has issued a subpoena for documents relating to D.C. Council member Jack Evans and legislation he promoted in 2016 that would have benefited a digital sign company, Digi Outdoor Media.

Councilmember Todd Proposes Establishing DC Office of Resilience

Press Release Feb 5, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 5, 2019 CONTACT:Joshua Fleitman Councilmember Todd Proposes Establishing DC Office of Resilience District Would Be First U.S. City To Codify Resilience Office Washington, DC – Today,…

D.C. Employee Travel Payment Policies Need Improvement

Press Release Dec 20, 2018

For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn D.C. Employee Travel Payment Policies Need Improvement Errors in calculation of travel costs resulted in over-/under-payments to government travelers; oversight of repayment process needs…

WAMU: D.C. Schools Don’t Have Enough Transit Cards For Kids. The City Says It’s Not A Shortage.

Editor Sep 27, 2018

Public school officials in D.C. have underestimated the demand for new SmartTrip cards for students, which could leave many kids stranded at Metro stations and bus stops next week. Starting Monday, students will no longer be able to use…

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District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 12

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 14

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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